News of ECOM
December 10, 2024
Fake Dates, Rape, and Extortion: How LGBT Rights Were Violated in EECA Countries in 2024
“In Kazakhstan, a man reported a rape to the police, but the law enforcement officers mocked him and refused to investigate. They also didn’t return his ID they had confiscated...
December 3, 2024
ECOM Position. On the development of a law to ban LGBT propaganda in Uzbekistan
The leader of the “Milliy Tiklanish” party has announced the drafting of a law to ban LGBT propaganda in Uzbekistan. There is no information yet on when the draft will...
July 16, 2024
ECOM Calls for Rejection of Illegal Petition “Against LGBT Propaganda”
In June, the Ministry of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan started considering the petition “We are against open and concealed LGBT propaganda in Kazakhstan!”, initiated by the head of the...
May 21, 2024
ECOM Statement. On Adoption of Oppressive Legislation in Georgia
On 14 May 2024, the Georgian parliament, despite ongoing mass protests inside the country and numerous calls from the international community, adopted a highly controversial bill “On Transparency of Foreign...
April 8, 2024
ECOM Joins Task Force Partnership Aimed at Achieving 10-10-10 Targets
On March 28, the first Task Force meeting was held with the participation of experts from ECOM. The Task Force partnership aimed at achieving 10-10-10 targets is a community-based partnership...
March 27, 2024
First Meeting of Regional Decriminalization Movement "Rise & Decriminalize" Takes Place
On March 12–13, 2024, the first meeting of the movement for decriminalization “Rise & Decriminalize” was held. In 2023, five regional networks: ECOM — Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender...
December 10, 2023
Consolidating and Sustaining Human Rights Culture into the Future: Human Rights Day 2023
December 10, 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of adopting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a document that forever changed the global agenda regarding rights and freedoms. It established the...
November 1, 2023
Resolution adopted by European Parliament condemns criminalization of same-sex relations in Uzbekistan
The European Parliament has issued a resolution on Uzbekistan, condemning the criminalization of same-sex relations in the country. This is an important step towards ensuring human rights and equality for...
October 17, 2023
How does Armenia plan to remove barriers to access for the LGBT community to economic, social, and cultural rights?
The Consortium of ECOM, NGNGO and NTC participated in the 74th session of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) in Geneva. During the session, the Committee...
August 18, 2023
Kyrgyzstan prohibits “LGBT propaganda” among children
The President of Kyrgyzstan signed amendments to the Law “on measures to prevent harm to the health of children, and to their physical, intellectual, mental, spiritual and moral development in...
